NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-18210
Published: March 7, 2018 / Updated: March 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10860
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18210
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition no the target system.
The weakness exists in the BenchmarkOpenCLDevices function due to a NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, cause a memory allocation condition and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the BenchmarkOpenCLDevices function due to a NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, cause a memory allocation condition and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18210
Update to version 7.0.7-26.